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ifine poetryPoetry(from theGreekpoiesismeaning a "making", seen also in

such terms as "hemopoiesis"; more narrowly, the making of poetry) is a formofliterary art which usesaestheticand rhythmic[1][2][3]qualities oflanguagesuchasphonaesthetics,sound symbolism,andmetreto evoke meanings in additionto, or in place of, theprosaic ostensiblemeaning.

Poetry has a longhistory,dating back to theSumerianEpic of Gilgamesh.Earlypoems evolved from folk songs such as the ChineseShijing,or from a need toretell oral epics, as with theSanskritVedas,ZoroastrianGathas,andtheHomeric epics, theIliadand theOdyssey.Ancient attempts to define poetry,such asAristotle'sPoetics,focused on the usesofspeech inrhetoric,drama,song andcomedy.Later attempts concentrated on

features such as repetition,verse formandrhyme,and emphasized theaesthetics which distinguish poetry from more objectively-informative,prosaic forms of writing. From the mid-20th century, poetry hassometimes been more generally regarded as a fundamental creative actemploying language.

Poetry uses forms and conventions to suggest differential interpretation to words,or to evoke emotive responses. Devices suchasassonance,alliteration,onomatopoeia andrhythm are sometimes used toachievemusical orincantatory effects. The useofambiguity,symbolism,ironyand otherstylistic elements ofpoetic diction often

leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations.Similarly,metaphor,simile andmetonymy

[4]create a resonance between

otherwise disparate imagesa layering of meanings, forming connectionspreviously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, betweenindividualverses,in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm.

Some poetry types are specific to particularcultures andgenres and respond tocharacteristics of the language in which the poet writes. Readers accustomed toidentifying poetry withDante,Goethe,Mickiewicz andRumi may think of it aswritten inlines based onrhyme and regularmeter;there are, however, traditions,such asBiblical poetry,that use other means to create rhythm andeuphony.

Much modern poetry reflects a critique of poetic tradition,[5]playing with andtesting, among other things, the principle of euphony itself, sometimes altogetherforgoing rhyme or set rhythm.

[6][7]In today's increasinglyglobalized world, poets

often adapt forms, styles and techniques from diverse cultures and languages.

Jephrey Bautista Orolfo

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8 ELEMENTS OF POETRY

Form

Type of poem (see LL)

Rhyme (formal, informal, exact, slant, near, traditional, unconventional, absence of)

Meter (formal, informal, natural, traditional, unconventional)

Diction(choice of words)

Denotation, connotation, dialect, slang, colloquialism, vernacular, formal, informal, elevated,

archaic, abstract, concrete, clich, musical (euphony or cacophonysmooth or harsh sounding)

Organization(structure of words, punctuation, paragraphs, stanzas, ideas)

Syntax (inversion, simple, direct, compound, complex, cumulative, periodic, interrupted, use of

ellipsis, enjambment, caesura)

Rhetorical structure (compare/contrast, formal/informal, logical, argumentation, cause/effect,

general/specific or vice versa, narrative, chronological, associative, definition, fact and example,process, function, gain to loss (v/v), stream of consciousness, allegory, seasonal,

natural/unnatural, abstract/concrete, sensory, movement, order of importance)

Selection of Detail

Concrete (literal and specific)

Metaphorical (i.e. figurative language aka. Figures of speech)

Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, understatement, synechdoche, metonymy, personification,

anthropomorphism, allusion, symbol, analogy, conceit, euphemism

Imagery(appeal to the senses)

Sensory: auditory, visual, gustatory, tactile, olfactory, kinetic, organic

Categories: light, young, color, energy, bitter, harsh, strong, pleasant, cold

Contrasts: light-dark, young-old, energy-apathy, bitter-sweet, harsh-soft, strong-weak, pleasant-

repulsive, cold-warm

Language Devices(ways the author uses language in structuring other elements)

Alliteration, assonance, consonance, apostrophe, irony, satire, paradox, oxymoron, pun,

malapropism, wit, onomatopoeaTone(authors attitude)

See tone words list in your LLtoo many to fit here.

Speaker/POV

First person, third person, omniscient, narration, childhood, adulthood, personal, impersonal,

formal, informal, unreliable, biased, emotional, objective, cold

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The Little Mermaid

The sun shone brightly in the sky,Crowned with a rainbow there,

While seagulls boldly chose to fly,As if without a care...

As clouds rolled by ablaze with light,A ship sailed to the shore,

Above the waves both blue and whiteThat danced forever more...

Below the waves where dolphins leapt,Triumphant full of glee,

The little mermaid's dreams were kept

And nestled tenderly...Her Father's Kingdom full of grace

And wonders rarely knownWere not enough to take the place

Of dreams she called her own...

The little mermaid made her way,From water to the land,

Where one man took her breath awayThe day he held her hand...

Two beating hearts were now as one,With joy more than enough,

Beneath God's brilliant golden sun,Where lovers fall in love...

The young man smiled, for he had found,A treasure trove divine,

More beautiful than all around,In her, his Valentine...

The little mermaid's dreams came true,

He kissed her once, then twice,The day he told her, 'I love you! '

Was simply Paradise..

JEPHREY BAUTISTA OROLFO